Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams gets so much racist and homophobic abuse that he fears travelling on public transport and feels unprotected
Strictly Come Dancing star Layton Williams hates using public transport because he fears being attacked by bigots after years of abuse. The West End star, 29, who is partnered with Nikita Kuzmin on the show, has revealed while the attention that comes with fame can be positive, some vicious trolls leave him feeling vulnerable.
“You are out there and seen and then you walk down the street, people say ‘hi’ and it is constant. I don’t want to sound like Victoria Beckham but you can’t go too far without being pestered and it can have a mental .”“It depends whether they are in a good mood or are drunk shouting at you,” shares Layton.
“I am not that well protected,” he says. “I get a bit uncomfortable sometimes. People say to me, ‘Get on the Tube’ or, ‘Get on the bus’ but I don’t feel safe. Maybe it is just in my brain and nobody is looking at me.” “I sit there in my cap and glasses but what if there is one bad egg?” asks Layton. “What really annoys me is that people confuse me for Johannes. It is always the other Black guy and not me. It is frustrating. People don’t understand why I have to argue. They place me but then they go through a list of other Black people. I just find that really insulting, hashtag, we don’t all just look the same. It is uncomfortable and then I feel like a diva for cutting the conversation off.
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